Example Sentences

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At the entrance, facing a tower encircled by a metal walkway where two guards stood watch, Justice Minister Reginaldo Biyogo Mba spoke to journalists, praising conditions at the facility.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

In a dash of added celebrity for the pro-Claude camp, pop star Katy Perry posted a screenshot of her new subscription to the Claude Pro plan, encircled with a drawing of a heart.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

The island identified beneath Karnak is the only known example of such high ground encircled by water in the region.

From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2026

Additional firefighters worked the other edges of the field until it was encircled by strips of burned black grass.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2025

There was no other way to run; they had us encircled.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien